In 1958, A Taste of Honey burst onto the British stage. Written by the teenage Sheila Delaney, it tackled taboos with an ease and a humour that made audiences sit up and take notice. Playing truant to see the film version in 1961, Peter Egan is perfectly placed to discuss this landmark of British theatre… Peter Egan Remembers… A Taste of Honey
Northern lass Jo, longing for love from her promiscuous alcoholic mother, becomes pregnant by a black sailor and moves in with gay friend Geoff, causing a stir with her mother and the rest of the town. Won several BAFTAs, including Best British Film… Comedy drama / Gay/lesbian. Year: (1961). Country: United Kingdom
Dame Sian Phillips looks back on Dylan Thomas's Under Milk Wood and her own experiences with the various adaptions that have brought perhaps the world's most celebrated 'play for voices' to cinema and television audiences
A unique production of Dylan Thomas's famous play for voices performed by a community of Welsh talent, including Michael Sheen, Sir Tom Jones and Aimee-Ffion Edwards
Author and broadcaster Nigel Williams examines the work and the legend of one of the most famous poets of the 20th century, Dylan Thomas. Born in 1914, Dylan Thomas was an unruly and undisciplined child who was interested only in English at school and was determined from childhood to become a poet. Little did he know that he would eventually become world-renowned… Dylan Thomas: From Grave to Cradle
Shelagh Delaney, the author of 'A Taste of Honey', looks at Salford, where she grew up and where the action of her plays takes place… Shelagh Delaney's Salford
To mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Severn Bridge, Timeshift tells the inside story of the design and construction of 'the most perfect suspension bridge in the world', and how its unique slim-line structure arose by accident
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind
Tim Dunn visits the architecture of the Stockton and Darlington railway, the first passenger steam line in the world and learns how Essex's enormous Chappel Viaduct was built
Chris Beardshaw flies to Cornwall to help a school create a tropical paradise in its backyard. On the way, he takes a dip in the ocean in search of plants that have washed in from South America
Richard Miles shows how 20th-century attention turned from civilisation and kings to the search for the common man against a background of science and competing political ideologies
Magnus Magnusson hosts from Reading University. Specialist subjects include the Alps, symphony orchestra instruments, children's literature and the Old Testament
Panel game of word definitions and deceptions hosted by Robert Robinson. Team captains Frank Muir and Patrick Campbell are joined by Jenny Agutter, Sinead Cusack, Tim Rice and Nigel Dempster
Medieval art historian Dr Janina Ramirez tells the incredible story of a book hidden for centuries in the shadows of history, the first book ever written in English by a woman – Julian of Norwich – in 1373. Revelations of Divine Love dared to present an alternative vision of man's relationship with God – a theology fundamentally at odds with the church of Julian's time – and for 500 years the book was suppressed
Alastair Sooke reveals how sculpture communicates our most cherished beliefs and values, the British soul captured in three dimensions. To begin, he looks at medieval sculpture, from Gothic cathedrals to the misericords underneath church stalls. He shows how sculpture casts a new light on medieval Britain, a more sophisticated, fun-loving and maverick place than commonly believed
James Fox explores how art reveals how humans began to try to understand nature for the very first time. From the art of the Song dynasty in China and the Islamic world, through to the Scientific Revolution and the advent of the industrial era, James shows how in very different ways humans came to both appreciate and understand nature, whilst at the very same time beginning to dominate and control it
Chris Beardshaw flies to Cornwall to help a school create a tropical paradise in its backyard. On the way, he takes a dip in the ocean in search of plants that have washed in from South America
Richard Miles shows how 20th-century attention turned from civilisation and kings to the search for the common man against a background of science and competing political ideologies
Medieval art historian Dr Janina Ramirez tells the incredible story of a book hidden for centuries in the shadows of history, the first book ever written in English by a woman – Julian of Norwich – in 1373. Revelations of Divine Love dared to present an alternative vision of man's relationship with God – a theology fundamentally at odds with the church of Julian's time – and for 500 years the book was suppressed
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind
Tim Dunn visits Swindon's railway village, which became home to Great Western's enormous works and he also explores the dark and secret past of Milan's monumental station
Peripatetic gardener Chris Beardshaw flies to the south west in search of hedges. He visits the gardens of RHS Rosemoor in Devon and Antony House in Cornwall
Despite having come down in the world, Audrey feels appearances demand she take a holiday but dreads leaving her beloved Grantleigh Manor in DeVere's hands. So she picks the only safe week – when DeVere himself is on holiday
Hyacinth decides to have a second attempt at finding a weekend home in the country and Elizabeth is called in to help her on her property search. Her final choice is `interesting' to say the least and worries Richard enormously
When Reggie set off for work on Tuesday, he had no intention of calling his mother-in-law a hippopotamus, but he did and life would never be the same again
Reggie wants a holiday, but what he gets is an afternoon in hell driving around a safari park in a hot, sweaty, smelly car. There's also a possibility that he might lose his temper with his son-in-law
A killer wave struck the counties of the Bristol Channel in 1607. Timewatch follows the research of 2 scientists who are increasingly convinced that the wave was a British tsunami
A museum in Osaka asks the Mayuyamas for help with artefacts currently hidden away in their archive. An exquisite 800-year-old celadon vase from China and a 16th-century Totoya Chawan tea bowl both require their expert attention to be brought back to life
Professor Jim Al-Khalili takes a look at how we have created machines that can simulate, augment, and even outperform the human mind, and why we shouldn't let this spook us
Mathematician Professor Marcus du Sautoy demystifies the hidden world of algorithms
Peripatetic gardener Chris Beardshaw flies to the south west in search of hedges. He visits the gardens of RHS Rosemoor in Devon and Antony House in Cornwall
A killer wave struck the counties of the Bristol Channel in 1607. Timewatch follows the research of 2 scientists who are increasingly convinced that the wave was a British tsunami
Professor Jim Al-Khalili takes a look at how we have created machines that can simulate, augment, and even outperform the human mind, and why we shouldn't let this spook us
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind
Fred looks at how carpenters have used their talents to transform buildings such as Stockey Castle, Little Moreton Hall and Harvington Hall
Ben Robinson unearths the ancient past of Greyabbey, a small village on Northern Ireland's beautiful Strangford Lough. The village name comes from Grey Abbey, its Cistercian abbey-monastery
Dan Snow and his team take on the rapids of the Grand Canyon in antique wooden boats to rediscover one of the Wild West's great adventures of discovery
Recently discovered home movie footage from 1936 offers a unique and novel insight into what people in Germany were thinking and experiencing. In these pre-war days, Germany was on a high and the Hitler Youth seemed like fun and games, but Nazi control was soon an all pervading force
Actor Spencer Banks reflects on his leading role in the 1974 Play for Today Penda's Fen, a remarkable coming-of-age story written by David Rudkin and directed by Alan Clarke. Spencer discusses the challenges of taking on such a leading role and how this story of identity, sexuality and the notion of Englishness has steadily become a cult classic
A curious teenager awakens a metaphysical force which tries to communicate with him
Dan Snow and his team take on the rapids of the Grand Canyon in antique wooden boats to rediscover one of the Wild West's great adventures of discovery
Recently discovered home movie footage from 1936 offers a unique and novel insight into what people in Germany were thinking and experiencing. In these pre-war days, Germany was on a high and the Hitler Youth seemed like fun and games, but Nazi control was soon an all pervading force
Fred looks at how carpenters have used their talents to transform buildings such as Stockey Castle, Little Moreton Hall and Harvington Hall
Ben Robinson unearths the ancient past of Greyabbey, a small village on Northern Ireland's beautiful Strangford Lough. The village name comes from Grey Abbey, its Cistercian abbey-monastery
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind
Fred focuses on Scottish baronial style. At Glamis Castle, Fred reveals how a simple sandstone tower house was transformed with the help of stonemasons from Aberdeen and plasterers from Italy. In addition, he visits the house of Dun near Montrose and Culezean Castle on the Ayshire coast
Ben Robinson travels to Johnshaven, a once-important Scottish fishing village. When its skilled sailors were press-ganged into the Royal Navy in the late 18th century, it had to diversify into the flax and jute trade
A great maritime mystery lies deep beneath the waters of the Channel Islands. On the morning of 19 February 1917, German submarine UC-18 opened fire on Royal Navy Q-ship the Lady Olive. As the U-boat drew near to assess the damage it had inflicted, the Lady Olive counter-attacked. Both vessels were said to have sunk. For decades, divers and historians have searched to discover their fate and understand the fascinating story that led to this encounter
A pair of train robbers are forced to go on the run when the Union Pacific Railroad tires of being targeted and sets a posse on their trail. After being hounded across the Old West, they decide to hook up with a girlfriend and head for South America, where they are unknown
The career of Robert Redford, one of the big screen's greatest heartthrobs, is examined in this exploration of the BBC archives, with rarely seen interviews showing that he was always much more than just a pin-up
Rival Hollywood stars and a visiting American film crew complicate Miss Marple's investigation into a double murder
Friends, family and co-stars share their memories of Elizabeth Taylor, the Hollywood icon who died in March 2011. Famous for her many husbands, love of diamonds and her AIDS fundraising, the actress who won two film Oscars and was awarded an honorary Oscar for her humanitarian work, is celebrated by Liza Minnelli, Joan Collins, Pierce Brosnan, Angela Lansbury, Sir David Frost, Larry King and many others
A great maritime mystery lies deep beneath the waters of the Channel Islands. On the morning of 19 February 1917, German submarine UC-18 opened fire on Royal Navy Q-ship the Lady Olive. As the U-boat drew near to assess the damage it had inflicted, the Lady Olive counter-attacked. Both vessels were said to have sunk. For decades, divers and historians have searched to discover their fate and understand the fascinating story that led to this encounter
Ben Robinson travels to Johnshaven, a once-important Scottish fishing village. When its skilled sailors were press-ganged into the Royal Navy in the late 18th century, it had to diversify into the flax and jute trade
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind
Day 3 highlights from the third Test match between England and Pakistan at Edgbaston
Star soloists Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Jess Gillam and Ben Goldscheider reunite a decade after their BBC Young Musician final for a triple concerto written for them by Gwilym Simcock. Alongside Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra and Dvorak's monumental masterpiece, a winning programme is brought to you by the BBC Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Sakari Oramo
Simon Bates and Peter Powell present performances by Def Leppard, Motley Crew, Rick Astley, Wet Wet Wet, Pseudo Echo and Hue Cry. Also clips from Wax, Kim Wilde, Sherrick and The Jesus Mary Chain
Gary Davies presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 13 September 1990 and featuring Sonia, Maria McKee and INXS
Documentary looking at the short but brilliant career of legendary rock'n'roll star Buddy Holly. Features interviews with contemporaries and fans including backing band The Crickets, The Everly Brothers, Keith Richards and Paul McCartney
Peggy Sue Gerron Rackham, the inspiration behind Buddy Holly's famous song, is taken back by Arena to Lubbock, Texas, where she went to the same high school as Holly and where her marriage to his drummer Jerry Allison inspired a second tribute, Peggy Sue Got Married. She tells how both songs came to be written and provides some fresh insights into Buddy Holly's tragically short career
A compilation and a celebration of classic rock 'n' roll artists and songs, featuring performances from legends such as Jerry Lee Lewis, Dion, Dick Dale and Neil Sedaka, as well as songs that celebrate rock `n' roll itself from artists such as Oasis
Simon Bates and Peter Powell present performances by Def Leppard, Motley Crew, Rick Astley, Wet Wet Wet, Pseudo Echo and Hue Cry. Also clips from Wax, Kim Wilde, Sherrick and The Jesus Mary Chain
Gary Davies presents the pop chart programme, first broadcast on 13 September 1990 and featuring Sonia, Maria McKee and INXS
Documentary looking at the short but brilliant career of legendary rock'n'roll star Buddy Holly. Features interviews with contemporaries and fans including backing band The Crickets, The Everly Brothers, Keith Richards and Paul McCartney
Peggy Sue Gerron Rackham, the inspiration behind Buddy Holly's famous song, is taken back by Arena to Lubbock, Texas, where she went to the same high school as Holly and where her marriage to his drummer Jerry Allison inspired a second tribute, Peggy Sue Got Married. She tells how both songs came to be written and provides some fresh insights into Buddy Holly's tragically short career
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind
Day 4 highlights from the third Test match between England and Pakistan at Edgbaston
Action coverage of the Solheim Cup, a biennial golf tournament for professional women golfers
Despite having come down in the world, Audrey feels appearances demand she take a holiday but dreads leaving her beloved Grantleigh Manor in DeVere's hands. So she picks the only safe week – when DeVere himself is on holiday
Hyacinth decides to have a second attempt at finding a weekend home in the country and Elizabeth is called in to help her on her property search. Her final choice is `interesting' to say the least and worries Richard enormously
When Reggie set off for work on Tuesday, he had no intention of calling his mother-in-law a hippopotamus, but he did and life would never be the same again
Reggie wants a holiday, but what he gets is an afternoon in hell driving around a safari park in a hot, sweaty, smelly car. There's also a possibility that he might lose his temper with his son-in-law
The second episode picks up where episode one left off with Steve and the climbing team halfway up the unclimbed, sheer sided face of a remote tepui, about to make one last desperate attempt to reach the summit
Friends, family and co-stars share their memories of Elizabeth Taylor, the Hollywood icon who died in March 2011. Famous for her many husbands, love of diamonds and her AIDS fundraising, the actress who won two film Oscars and was awarded an honorary Oscar for her humanitarian work, is celebrated by Liza Minnelli, Joan Collins, Pierce Brosnan, Angela Lansbury, Sir David Frost, Larry King and many others
Mathematician Professor Marcus du Sautoy demystifies the hidden world of algorithms
BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind
BBC Four [UK] — телеканал с разноформатным контентом для широкой аудитории. Гибкость эфирной сетки позволяет адаптировать наполнение под разные дни недели и даже особые периоды — например, в праздники делать упор на тематические марафоны или ретроспективные показы, а в будни — на регулярные выпуски и оперативные репортажи. Кроме того, сочетание коротких рубрик и полноценных часовых программ даёт зрителю свободу выбора: можно быстро получить сжатую информацию или посвятить время детальному разбору темы. Именно эта вариативность и способность закрывать сразу несколько потребностей — в информации, образовании и развлечении — делает разноформатную сетку эффективным решением для современного телеканала.
Актуальное расписание можно найти несколькими удобными способами:
Регулярно обновляемая программа передач позволяет заранее спланировать просмотр любимых шоу и не пропустить премьеры.
Знание программы передач помогает:
Благодаря чёткой структуре сетки вещания и разнообразию контента каждый зритель найдёт на BBC Four [UK] что‑то по душе.